Angel House of Georgia

The First Baptist Church emporium is in full swing! We are so appreciative of this organization and all they do for our community. We’ve attached more information, check it out!!

https://www.fbcgainesville.org/event/emporium/

We are so very grateful for this cause! From the bottom of our hearts, we thank First Baptist Church of Gainesville for choosing our organization to be the recipients of this years Emporium benefit!

This upcoming Friday, from 10am-6pm, stop by and check out all of the goodies they have to offer such as a wide range of vendors of boutique apparel, jewelry, books, toys, beauty products, decorative items and baked delicacies!! If you’re unable to make it Friday, they will be open Saturday from 9am-3pm!

Please, check out this article with more information! Our organization appreciates all of the local support we continue to receive over the years. We are so excited to be a part of this one. Thank you First Baptist Church of Gainesville!

https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/life/get-out/emporium-first-baptist-church-gainesville-ga-2022/

Shop for bargains and a cause — First Baptist Church of Gainesville's Emporium is back on the calendar Looking for a head start on holiday shopping while supporting a charitable cause? One church’s two-day shopping experience is just that.

We are loving our new home! Please read about us in the Gainesville Times. To those struggling with substance abuse or affected by it, please give us a call to see if we can be of service to you or your mother, sister, aunt, cousin or female loved one.

https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/badge-bar/how-angel-house-expanded-its-ability-help-women-recovery/

How Angel House expanded its ability to help women in recovery A residential substance abuse recovery program for women in Gainesville has increased its capacity, meaning more beds for women seeking a sober life.

A great article to read on staying sober during covid19!

https://www.doctorjfk.com/single-post/2020/04/02/Isolation-Is-Our-Enemy-How-to-Stay-Sober-in-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic

Isolation Is Our Enemy: How to Stay Sober in the Coronavirus Pandemic What do we do to protect our recovery when the whole world goes mad over toilet paper? When everything changes so suddenly on such a large scale, the anxiety l

Our new home is a dream that we have been praying and working for since opening in 2011. Our biggest hope, for 2020, is to move in by this Summer

We would like to thank the Ralph & Mary Cleveland Foundation for believing in our dreams.

https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/public-safety/angel-house-expanding-and-means-more-women-recovery-addiction-can-get-help/

Angel House celebrated our annual resident Christmas Party December 22nd, and we want to express how grateful we are to everyone that helped it to come together! Thank you Redwine United Methodist Church for our stuffed stockings, Project Repurse for donating purses full of goodies, 1st Franklin Financial of Gainesville for creating these lovely baskets and back packs and Simpson’s Trucking for supplying our feast! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and look forward to celebrating next year in our NEW FACILITY! We wish our followers a Happy Holiday and a prosperous New Year! 🥳

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-addiction/201012/addiction-during-the-holidays-recovered-or-not-its-important-be

Addiction during the holidays: Recovered or not, it's important to be prepared How can those struggling with addiction stay safe during the holidays?

Great advice for the Holidays!

https://www.caron.org/blog/2019/12/tis-the-season-to-set-boundaries

‘Tis the Season to Set Boundaries: Tips for Surviving the Holidays The holidays can feel overwhelming and stressful. Setting boundaries is an opportunity to advocate for ourselves and our self-care. Boundaries create a safe space – emotionally, cognitively, physically – and empower us to make healthy choices.

The story is not happening to you but is happening around you in this moment. We have choices as to what story we are in and what role we will play. Your perspective, attitude and actions determine your role in the story. As you change your role, you may find the roles others play around you may change and some of us may even decide to change the cast of characters in the story of our choosing.

And finally, thank you to Dannella Burnette and Project Repurse. This is the 3rd year that this amazing project has blessed our residents. Please know how deeply we appreciate you and your kindness!

Thank you to Redwine United Methodist Church for these gifts for our residents! Redwine has been an amazing support within the community over the past few years. Ms. Pat and everyone else is always there to lend a helping hand, provide food, or just let the residents know that they are loved. Angel House would not be what it is without you and your support. Thank you for helping make this such an incredible Christmas!

Christmas gifts were courtesy of Shea Murray, Brooke Boyette, Alex Martin, Amy Ingram with donations from Kathy Martin, Debrah Ingram, and Phyllis & Howard Howell. Thank you to our incredible graduates for these amazing gifts and for continuing to come back and provide unwavering love and support for the new residents. You go above and beyond in giving and it shows!

Thank you to Katherine Stillwell, Candace Bentley and 1st Franklin Financial for the gifts, desserts and decorations. This has been an amazing holiday because of your generosity.

Wednesday night we celebrated Christmas with our current residents, graduates and members of the community. We would like to thank Albert @ Avacado’s for providing us with this amazing and beautiful venue.

This was hands down our best Thanksgiving yet! With the exception of the Turkeys (fried by Rick Aiken), the Honey Baked Ham (donated by the CEO of Harris manufacturing) the gravy (made by our very own Brooke Boyette), and the Macaroni, rice and dressing (our very own Katherine Stilwell), residents really showed out and made the entire feast! Squash casserole, sweet potato soufflé, deviled eggs, the list goes on. It was a magical and heartfelt night.

Several graduates joined the party and each took turns sharing some of their story and their gratitude. It was absolutely a perfect night.

Possibly most exciting is the fact that we got to have our first holiday in our new warehouse! It is a huge space and a blank canvas that with a little TLC and a lot of elbow grease, will soon be the new home for all of our Angel House residents. We are so excited for the next chapter in this program’s already amazing history and we cannot wait to give these deserving women a beautiful new place to call home🏡

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁

Earlier this week we shared a photo of gifts for the children of our residents.

We want to take a moment and thank Southeastern Freight for making this happen. Your kindness and generosity has blessed so many. These children and the women of our program will be provided the opportunity to create beautiful Christmas memories. Your company is an example of why we are so grateful to be located in such an amazing and supportive local community.

Last night we had our annual Christmas party with residents, graduates and staff. Everyone had an amazing time, and it could not have happened without the following companies, individuals and groups:

Caldwell Electrical Contractors
Redwine UMC
Dannella McWilliams Burnett and Project Re-Purse
Rick Aiken
Angel House of Georgia graduates and their families

We are continuously overwhelmed by the incredible support we receive from our community! Without you, this would not be possible.

Stuffing bags and wrapping gifts. Grateful to our graduates for coming together and getting donations so that these women will have a great Christmas ❤️🎄

It’s officially Christmas at the Angel House! All of these gifts will be wrapped and given to the kids of our residents...these women are working so hard to stay clean and get back to their families, it’s so nice to know that they will be able to give their kids a good Christmas!! More photos of the wrapping party to come😁

So grateful for our supportive community.

Thank you to Longstreet, Loretta’s, Olive Garden, Zaxby’s, Rick Aiken and most important the residents for a Thanksgiving feast to remember!

Resident turned Alumni turned Staff...Happy Anniversary Shea Elizabeth Murray! We are so glad you stuck around❤️

Drug Deaths in America Are Rising Faster Than Ever

Drug overdoses in the US are now the leading cause of deaths in people under age 50. With programs like Angel House, we can help the addict find recovery and avoid becoming part of this growing number. With the guidance of staff and recovery skills taught, the women become part of a life worth living.

nytimes.com New data compiled from hundreds of health agencies reveals the extent of the drug overdose epidemic last year. Our estimates show deaths rising faster than ever — up about 19 percent in 2016, and all evidence suggests they will rise again in 2017.

Sunday night group is called the "senior meeting" because it is organized and lead by our senior residents. We give them pretty much creative freedom as long as it is recovery related and moral building. Yesterday they tie-dyed for group and we came to work this morning to find their masterpieces! 😳

We received a big literature donation from one of our local NA groups that unfortunately had to shut down. We are so grateful to them for thinking of us and our girls and we KNOW these books will go to good use!

Thank you to UNG's Enactus club for providing the garden. Our residents have been hard at work and loving it!

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia

For one day only, Longstreet Society to exhibit general's rare, historical documents

If you're in town and looking for something to do, pay a visit to the Piedmont and tell them the Angel House sent you.
You will never find a kinder group of people than you will here- especially Mr. Richard!

www.gainesvilletimes.com For one day only, the Longstreet Society will exhibit a rare, historic and original collection of Gen. James Longstreet documents. Longstreet was second in command ...

Thank you ENACTUS club of UNG for another great workshop! And special thanks to Kendrick Dye, master gardener for bringing his expertise to our home! We learned valuable gardening and composting tips, not to mention, we had a great time!